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Florida Town Buys 9-Ton Emergency TK-4 Tactical Vehicle to “Provide Residents Extra Protection During Hurricanes”
Palm Beach Gardens Buys 9-Ton Emergency TK-4 Tactical Vehicle to "Provide Residents Extra Protection During Hurricanes"
What a way to pitch this new purchase by PB Gardens for a new "rescue/emergency/communications vehicle" while a hurricane is bearing down on Florida...
From the Palm Beach Post...
Weighing 9 tons and capable of withstanding 100-mph winds, a rescue/emergency/communications vehicle bought by the city for $175,000 is expected to provide residents with extra protection during hurricanes and other dangerous situations.
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“It’s a great city and regional tool. We used it on several emergency calls here and in other cities in north county,” said Mayor David Levy.
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The 20-foot-long All-Hazard Special Response Vehicle, also known as the TK-4, was used by Gardens police on a trial basis for about three weeks in July. Several other South Florida communities considering buying a TK-4 also used the vehicle, said Chris Light, president of Armored Solutions Inc., the Pittsfield, Mass.-based company that manufactures the vehicles.
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The TK-4 is now back in Pittsfield where company employees are adding a winch to lift trees and other heavy debris and a night camera. The vehicle should be delivered to Gardens just after Labor Day, Light said.
The article then goes on to say...
Up to 10 people can fit inside the vehicle. That will give Gardens flexibility in using the TK-4 to handle different emergencies from SWAT team emergencies to lifting fallen trees, Light said.
Like they are going to send this thing out to move a fallen tree.
Some additional features listed by the PB Post...
- Equipped with winch to lift trees and other debris
- Has 3-inch thick laminated glass windows
- Withstands 100-mph winds
- Travels up to 65 mph
- Has search lights
- Can withstand 50-caliber bullets
- Has 20-year life expectancy
Interestingly, the Palm Beach Post left out some of the vehicles best features.
The ASI TK-4 is an armored SWAT vehicle designed to accommodate up to 10 tactical officers. With armor piercing protection, the TK-4 can maintain highway speed, and 4-wheel drive is standard equipment for use on unstable terrain.
TK-4 Features
- The TK-4 roof hatch has armor piercing shield protection, and ASI’s exterior sniper gun port gives the team a clear view to any impending threat. A rotating turret has a 360° turning radius. The interior sniper step allows easy access to the roof.
- The TK-4 is standard with ASI’s "outrigger" extended running boards that allow the tactical team additional solid footing while riding on the exterior of the vehicle.
- All TK-4 front doors have the capability to lock open at a 90° angle as well as a 45° angle allowing the team shield coverage. ASI’s gap shield with armor piercing protection gives complete door coverage at all angles.
Some Additional STANDARD Features on the TK-4
- The TK-4 emergency package includes a 200 watt siren PA system, front and rear Wig-Wag and front and rear alternating red and blue strobe lights.
- Upgraded suspension and tires.
- An after-market AC with an additional condenser is installed. This in conjunction with the TK-4 Insulated walls and ceiling helps keep interior climate control stabilized.
- The TK-4 has 11 ASI machined exterior gun ports: 8 standard gun ports and 3 sniper gun ports with a 7” opening for sniper rifles.
- The TK-4 360° protection includes the engine compartment, fire wall and fuel tank.
So there you have it. A perfect vehicle for rescuing kittens that are stuck in fallen trees during a hurricane...
You can check out the vehicles website here...
Love the guy at the top of their webpage...
I bet he loves kittens...
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Bruce Willis would have to chew his arm off for the chance to cruz in this recreational vehicle.
Because we all know that torrential rains and massive winds will automatically succumb to milllions of 40 caliber hollow point rounds. Happens every time.
Imagine being cooked inside that rolling oven.
Shhhh! Don't tell the bond holders about the purchase yet so they can buy one for each city council member and the mayor.
It could also come in handy to remove snow. With "climate change" here now instead of "global warming", Palm Beach should be prepared for all possibilities.
End the nonsense- vote for Gov Gary Johnson.
When I first moved to the Ft. Lauderdale area the gargage trucks sported stickers promising free snow removal. No need for one of these to SWAT the snow away. Or does it have an optional flame thrower attachment?
End the nonsense. Stop voting. Prepare to start shooting.
I hate to admit it, but I believe we've reached the stage (probably reached it long ago) where your statement is 100% true. There is no 'changing the system from within through civil measures' anymore.
You can't un-rotten an apple, particularly once the rot is bursting through the outer skin and oozing down the sides for all the world to see.
Just take out the radiator and trans cooler and it won't be moving for long..front end of that thing looks open to any round to me..
That truck is a PoS for rescue. The first thing that happens in high winds is trees fall over in the roadway. Winches, high ground clearance, and amphibious capabilities are most important. That truck will become nothing but a well armed boat anchor.
It's not going ever going to be used in a "hurricane"........... but will be used after, think of New Orleans after Katrina.
What a waste of money.
Does it come with a RIM job?
Just the perfect thing to take to the corner store to pick up some bread and milk...
This is a police vehicle. Think doughnuts.
kind of like when the local firefighters take the ladder truck up to the grocery store to pick up a few things(it takes an officer and 4 of these mopes to do it)
TK Series has the belly of a jelly doughnut, which is why they are sold when no IED exposure is threatened.
wouldn't something as simple as thrown paint effectively "blind" the occupants' glass ports-forcing them to exit to see
No need to "throw" my kid has a rapid fire paintball gun with a hopper on top. Bet I could blind them pretty quick from a distance. Or my kid could.
Can the tires withstand a 30-o6?
probably tubeless
Remember when the Left screamed bloody murder because Bush wanted to have their library records accessed? Now, under Obama, it's millions of rounds of ammunition for government agencies, Executive Order used to assassinate Americans overseas, secret wars, special forces deployed all over MENA and central Africa, US troops and 'advisors' working in conflict areas all over MENA and central Africa, GTMO still open, NSA stronger than ever, TSA out of control, DHS out of control, a media who wait to be told what to ask by the White House, special 'emergency' powers granted to Obama, drones spying on US citizens, cameras everywhere, local governments encouraged to arm their police forces with military machinery - but at least it's not Bush doing it these last three and a half years, so it's OK now.
true, but on the flip side: remember when the "Left" was crying in the lead up to the 2004 election about how the BushBoyz were going to suspend the elections, declare martial law, yadda yadda yadda? sound familiar?
in chess, the only difference between a pawn and a king is that the pawn can only move in 1 direction, whereas the king can move in 8.
Remember when the Left screamed bloody murder because Bush wanted to have their library records accessed? Now, under Obama, it's millions of rounds of ammunition for government agencies, Executive Order used to assassinate Americans overseas, secret wars, special forces deployed all over MENA and central Africa, US troops and 'advisor's' working in conflict areas all over MENA and central Africa, GTMO still open, NSA stronger than ever, TSA out of control, DHS out of control, a media who wait to be told what to ask by the White House, special 'emergency' powers granted to Obama, drones spying on US citizens, cameras everywhere, local governments encouraged to arm their police forces with military machinery - but at least it's not Bush doing it these last three and a half years, so it's OK now.
Yeah, it funny how things change,one thing new though, a new wrinkle is showing Ex SPEC OPS, and Mil are starting to speak out, and this is a positive sign.
Funny thing about training real Americans who believe in their Oaths,the Const, and the real America, and dignity, and honor,they will not be on THAT side if the SHTF.(Or When)
A huge percentage of the US Mil is against this regime,and are getting more vocal day by day.Ever notice during election cycles when incumbents are Dems, the ballots for the troops to vote seem to never quite make in time?.
Odd, huh?
Do yourself a favor and go see 2016 this weekend, take a Sheeple.........................
It doesn't matter who did it. It's STILL Bush's fault.
You mean these liberals?
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/10861-criminalizing-dissent
As in, the guys getting off their asses and actually taking on NDAA . . . and winning (fwiw)?
Does this sound like the left <hearts> Barry?
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/10319-barack-obama-changeling
http://www.akpress.org/hopeless.html
There are sheeple and useful idiots on both sides of the bogus political divide. Internet echo chambers that feed them are good only for pseudo-intellectual inbreeding.
You folks should get out more. Seriously.
You proved that one in 10,000 libtards actually have integrity.
Good for them, but too bad it's statistically insignificant.
Nothin's OK now..
Wonder how many hollow points that bitch can hold?
I have an "armor piercing point" .... and it is that Urban Garbage Truck could be taken out with a 1968 Cadillac driven into the side at 65 mph. No-one, and I mean no-one would get out of that thing alive. That's why it's called a "Garbage Truck" .... it's a "waste of money".
The Cash for Clunkers program was intended to get all those tank-like cars off the road. Seriously, how many '68 Cadillacs are left?
you thinking about suicide attack?
that thing weight probably like 9 tons..... nobody would get out alive even from the Cadillac ;)
you thinking about suicide attack?
Never heard of Alluh Akbar dude???...................LOL, or remote control Caddies.
LOLOLOL
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In order to match the 9 ton weight, you'd need to use a 1959 Cadillac with the enormous tail fins. Although it was built before cars were equipped with seat belts, it doesn't matter, as you'd want to bail out after pointing it at the "rescue" vehicle and putting a brick on the accelerator.
Hurricanes, oh sure.
It will be a false sense of security though, those vehicles could be taken out with a couple of shots to the tires from a .223 rifle.
If hurricanes are the real risk, where are the heavy duty buses to carry people or the heavy duty ambulances and helicopters?
When they buy hollow point bullets and urban assault vehicles you know it ain't about hurricanes.
these are probably the new kind of tires wich you cannot flatten ;)
Some say there ain't nothing 5 gallons of 87 octane a few Boones Farm bottles, rags and a Bic lighter can't defeat. Ooops did I do a terrorist speech? Which reminds me, tried to by a lighter at Target and the little cashier wanted my ID, (I'm no spring chicken) I asked her "why" and she said "because the computer told her to ask" I said "if the computer told her to play in traffic would she" she just stared at me. I told her to keep the lighter.
No Joke. Same thing happened to me @ Target.
WTF
Keep your lighters, Target.
np get lighters at the headshop. They won't fuck with your rights, and are a helluva alot smarter than the imported undead wage slaves @ Tarjay.
dp
dp2. gg, raptors coming
Somebody on a ZH thread recently suggested that the best thing you can do against this totalitarian government and its filthy corrupt games is to stop buying as much as possible. Additionally, you should barter whenever you can and only buy if absolutely, positively necessary. That way, they get no taxes from that end and it hurts their precious economy. Next, cancel your cable TV. Don't pay for their message. Then pull your money out of their banks and the markets. Put it in credit unions if you have to or put it in metals which you store in a safe at your home. Grow as much of your own food as you can. Cancel your newspapers and magazines. Spend time with your family. Learn skills and trades. Learn to survive in a tough situation. Go back to God. Get off the grid.
Why would you want to live in this country if conditions are this bad?
It's time to leave, and go while the "going is good".......
Think Germany in the 1930ies.
VH - you are right on! The only way to effectively protest is to not be involved. John Galt and the like. Remove all your money from the system and get it into PM's. Then only buy what you must. True survivalists can almost disconnect from the current automated/electronic world. Except for posting on ZH... too much fun, and I love screwing with those NSA guys who are now parked down the block.....
VH - you are right on! The only way to effectively protest is to not be involved. John Galt and the like. Remove all your money from the system and get it into PM's. Then only buy what you must. True survivalists can almost disconnect from the current automated/electronic world. Except for posting on ZH... too much fun, and I love screwing with those NSA guys who are now parked down the block.....
VH - you are right on! The only way to effectively protest is to not be involved. John Galt and the like. Remove all your money from the system and get it into PM's. Then only buy what you must. True survivalists can almost disconnect from the current automated/electronic world. Except for posting on ZH... too much fun, and I love screwing with those NSA guys who are now parked down the block.....
Hear, hear...
Or just be one of the 3 million unemployed for 99 weeks...
When your unemployment insurance runs out you will:
booboo you got it right. $30 worth of gas, and all the a-holes in that 9Ton garbage truck are "cooked weenies".
This is what happens when "retards" are allowed to play with tax payer's money. I'ld say that they should use the idiots that bought this thing .... for target practice with the 50cal! Or better yet, put the a-holes in it and have them test it out in down town Detroit on a Saturday night.
That armored civilian-killer can only go as far as its gas tank will take it. Cut that gas supply off and those fuckers inside will be forced to surrender eventually or cannibalize themselves.
Your stimulus dollars at waste. Aren't you stimulated? I know I am...
If I lived in that town, I'ld mount a campaign to get the responsible "idiots" - tarred, feathered, hung, then fired.
For that kind of dough, you could have bought a couple "rough terrain mobile cranes" - the over priced P.O.S. would still be stuck in the sand. A couple used "Brinks Trucks" for $10K apiece, for insane fire-power., A couple used bucket trucks from the public utility, and I'ld still have a few grand left over. Just WTF do they need another urban assault vehicle???? (Better yet, the aholes could have saved the money, and called a few construction outfits and said, hey, we want to lease a couple cranes, bucket trucks, ecetera for the duration of a hurricane, we'll pay you X$ for it .... what a concept???? Instead you have morons blowing dough on "stupid shit" that will be a practice toy by the local cop force playing with air soft guns. Better yet .... call the freakin National Guard and tell them to line up some equipment for you guys??? Duh? I'ld get these "retards" out of office fast! (By the way, I'ld love to see them "whack down a big tree with a saw" and prove to me that this P.O.S. could lift a tree out of the way .... since it couldn't leave the road .... that junk truck would be stuck in the sand)!
I wonder what that 9Ton vehicle would look like after it was rammed from the side with either a fire engine pumper or a stolen Brinks Truck (Guarda - in Florida) driven at 65 mph. If I was a cop, I wouldn't want to be within 200 feet of that "bullseye" for a hand held rocket launcher, or a flame thrower.